A senior doctor with the with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Baidoa, Somalia has described the humanitarian situation in the country as catastrophic. Dr Asma Aweis Abdallah said the drought in the country- the worst in four decades has forced people to move from their homes to look for health and humanitarian assistance. She said over the last…
The stability of the Republic of Somaliland looks threatened with renewed calls for mass action to push the government to give a roadmap to the forthcoming Presidential election. The main opposition parties are threatening to mobilise the citizens for a peaceful uprising should President Muse Bihi fail to set the…
In what is seen as another step by the Somaliland government to interfere with the forthcoming Presidential elections, the Chief Justice Adam Ali Ahmed has organized a swearing in ceremony for only four members of the Political Parties and Associations Registration and Approval Committee (Registration and Approval Committee –RAC). This…
Somaliland Presidential elections scheduled to be held in November 13 appear to be headed for a brick wall after talks between President Muse Bihi and leaders of opposition parties to set an inclusively agreed roadmap ended in a deadlock. Sources within the meeting say the opposition leaders led by the…
Human Rights groups in Somaliland have protested the imprisonment of two journalists by the Marodi-jeex Regional Court on what they termed as trumped up charges. Journalists Mohamed Ilig and Abdijibar Mohamed were sentenced to 16 months jail term each and released while Abdirahman Ali Khalif. The three were arrested in…
Taiwan and Somaliland signed an agreement on energy and mineral resources cooperation Monday that Taiwan's office in Somaliland said provides a legal foundation for joint resource exploration and drilling activities and other related initiatives. The agreement was signed by Economic Affairs Minister Wang Mei-hua in Taipei and Somaliland Energy and…
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Somaliland Postal Services . The MoU seeks to explore cooperation in the areas of mutual interest in international mail processing and delivery, knowledge exchange and innovative solutions in Kenya, Somaliland and other African countries. Under the new…
The Somali government has drawn a red line in its dealings with Ethiopia, insisting that…
Camel milk is a critical product for both consumers and businesses in Somaliland, according to Agrilinks,…
Somaliland’s opposition parties UCID and Wadani are planning a meeting to push the government to…
United States growing interest in Somaliland became clearer this week with the visit by General…
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